is double door a good idea?
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Not from sound isolation perspective.
No, it's not. But that isn't stopping me!!
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It all depends on what you want out of your room. My basement is relatively small, I wanted my pool table/bar room to flow into the home theater, and when I'm not in watching a movie, the rooms can feel more like one big room. It also allows me to use the only window in my basement for natural light.
That said, if sound isolation is really important to you a double door is a terrible idea. Also there are probably more possibilities for rattles with the double door set up. I guess I'll find out.
As for the rack, 29" should be enough for circulation. If the room is really small though you will want to make sure that fresh air can enter and hot air can exhaust. What are the other dimensions of the rack room. If it's just wide enough for the rack and 29" deep you may need a rack fan to move some air, especially if you are running a lot of amps.
Pictures and diagrams of the space always help in offering advice, if you have any!
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It all depends on what you want out of your room. My basement is relatively small, I wanted my pool table/bar room to flow into the home theater, and when I'm not in watching a movie, the rooms can feel more like one big room. It also allows me to use the only window in my basement for natural light.
That said, if sound isolation is really important to you a double door is a terrible idea. Also there are probably more possibilities for rattles with the double door set up. I guess I'll find out.
As for the rack, 29" should be enough for circulation. If the room is really small though you will want to make sure that fresh air can enter and hot air can exhaust. What are the other dimensions of the rack room. If it's just wide enough for the rack and 29" deep you may need a rack fan to move some air, especially if you are running a lot of amps.
Pictures and diagrams of the space always help in offering advice, if you have any!
Greg
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29" is plenty deep for a rack but you want to make sure you have your equipment rack thermally engineered for proper cooling.
Double doors leading into a theater are very beautiful - sort of like nice bright walls and openings into other parts of your house and big picture windows. Beautiful and completely the opposite of what it takes to have high performance. Doors are one of the biggest offenders of sound leakage and the difficulty in getting good sound isolation from a double door makes it not really worth it. The only thing worse than french doors are pocket doors.
If you need the large opening, you can always get a wide normal door but there are not many things people have in a home that cannot fit through a standard doorway.
Double doors leading into a theater are very beautiful - sort of like nice bright walls and openings into other parts of your house and big picture windows. Beautiful and completely the opposite of what it takes to have high performance. Doors are one of the biggest offenders of sound leakage and the difficulty in getting good sound isolation from a double door makes it not really worth it. The only thing worse than french doors are pocket doors.
If you need the large opening, you can always get a wide normal door but there are not many things people have in a home that cannot fit through a standard doorway.
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Thanks everyone for the information, here is what the size of the room, it is a 8' ceiing. roughly 22x16, there is a closet space between my home theater and bathroom, it is about 29" by 9 ft. very long and I am planing to put Rack into it, but not sure how to use rest of space, any suggestion?
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The riser as shown is incorrect for this space. It should only go under the second row and it should extend wall to wall. I would move the doors away from the theater and create a space for the rack in an entrance hallway. Doors should open in not out. Then a rear access panel in the theater for doing the wiring. If it was my space I would use a single entrance door for sound containment reasons.
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Same reason as bedrooms. In case of emergency nothing can block the door. You are on the side where you can move anything that has fallen in the way. It is not a big deal it could go either way.
Same reason as bedrooms. In case of emergency nothing can block the door. You are on the side where you can move anything that has fallen in the way. It is not a big deal it could go either way.
Yeah, and then when you are unconscious inside, the doors can be blocked from the outside of the room so the firemen can’t clear the obstruction to get into the room.
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Seriously though, I would be inclined to swing the doors whichever way makes the most sense from a door swing clearance standpoint. The rule of thumb is to normally open into the room, but do whatever works for you.
Personally, I put double doors on the entrance of my theater. You have to decide what is desired for your setup. A more open entryway, or a more sound controlled entryway.
A few practicalities to ask yourself. Are you concerned about annoying people that may be playing pool while you watch a movie? Will you be annoyed by hearing the clack-clack of people playing pool while you watch a movie? A double door will make these issues more pronounced than a single door.
If it is highly unlikely that anyone will be using the pool table/bar area while “the movie is showing” then it probably isn’t a big deal.
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Yeah, and then when you are unconscious inside, the doors can be blocked from the outside of the room so the firemen can’t clear the obstruction to get into the room.
Seriously though, I would be inclined to swing the doors whichever way makes the most sense from a door swing clearance standpoint. The rule of thumb is to normally open into the room, but do whatever works for you.
Personally, I put double doors on the entrance of my theater. You have to decide what is desired for your setup. A more open entryway, or a more sound controlled entryway.
A few practicalities to ask yourself. Are you concerned about annoying people that may be playing pool while you watch a movie? Will you be annoyed by hearing the clack-clack of people playing pool while you watch a movie? A double door will make these issues more pronounced than a single door.
If it is highly unlikely that anyone will be using the pool table/bar area while “the movie is showing” then it probably isn’t a big deal.
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I don't really see the advantage for a double door as you're not opening into another room, to try to open up the space, such as Scopeguy is. If you want the best sound isolation you have an almost perfect setup for communicating doors. Put a single door where Big has it, or a little closer to the HT, and put another single door at the other end of that small hall, by the bathroom door.
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But they come with the tools to get through the door. I doubt you take and ax or chain saw with you when you watch a movie.
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Yeah, and then when you are unconscious inside, the doors can be blocked from the outside of the room so the firemen can't clear the obstruction to get into the room.![]()
But they come with the tools to get through the door. I doubt you take and ax or chain saw with you when you watch a movie.
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I keep mine next to the drinkholder.
Is that wierd?
I keep mine next to the drinkholder.
Is that wierd?
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Just another little tidbit. The doors in commercial theaters will open out in case of panic and stampede. Two separate doors are required to deal with the door being blocked issue.
I imagine this will be handy when Suntan starts up the chain saw.
I imagine this will be handy when Suntan starts up the chain saw.
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Wetbar? Plumbing is right there. I guess you have a drybar in the rest of the basement.
Linen closet? Bigger bathroom? Seems like dead space aside from the rack.
Wetbar? Plumbing is right there. I guess you have a drybar in the rest of the basement.
Linen closet? Bigger bathroom? Seems like dead space aside from the rack.
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Could do some pull out racks/drawers with DVD storage
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Take? No. But I do plan to have an axe stashed away behind the false wall. With one door and no windows, I'm concerned about egress.
Take? No. But I do plan to have an axe stashed away behind the false wall. With one door and no windows, I'm concerned about egress.
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